Lessons from Xmas Day

1. An only child cat does not take well to sharing Xmas day with an over excited Poodle....Hisssss
2. When unable to access the litter tray the Xmas tree will be used for a toilet
3. PretaPawte Collars are well recieved as Xmas presents
3. Santa outfits can reluctantly be worn to satisfy Grandparents

BrisStyle Indie Designer Market

Unfortunately PretaPawte will not be available for the Brisstyle Indie Designer Market on 5th December but if you are in the area you should head on down to St Augustine's Church on Race Course Rd in Hamilton and check out the talented BrisStyle girls for some Xmas shopping.

 Edward and Lily

 

 Flight Industries

Wicked child Designs

Taybian

Milk Thieves Art and Design

From the 3rd December PretaPawte Cat collars and Dog collars will be availble from a great new retail outlet in Wollongong.

The Milk Thieves Art & Design store will be a mini market of handmade art, design and craft goods located in central Wollongong. The store aims to provide a place for independent and emerging creatives to sell their work in a small but unique space

Milk Thieves will be located at:
10A, 157 Crown St
Wollongong NSW 2500
(In the mall upstairs from Flightcentre
- near Medieval Disco)

Thank you Paddington Cat Clinic

Well we are nearly over with the move, the movers are finished and that container is on the train on the way to Canberra, the house is clean and apart from a few mishaps with tape not sticking and the hot water heater breaking on the last day, things are going smoothly

Whilst Tony and I have been frantic with the move Alvin has had his feet up at the cattery at Paddington Cat Clinic.

Over the last 12 months, Alvin has spent many a weekend in the good hands of the Paddington Cat Clinic where the cuddles are included in the price. Thanks to everyone for taking such good care of my little man the piece of mind is priceless. Hopefully he is just a comfortable in his holiday house in Canberra.

Hot off the press

We got a nice surprise this week when we were alerted by a customer to this little feature in the latest issue of the Brisbane News. You can check out the full copy on the Brisbane News Website we are on page 47.

A Nice little farewell present from Brisbane!

PretaPawte on Madeit in time for Xmas

To make it eaiser for our Australian and New Zealand customers we have decided to open a Made it Store to compliment our etsy store.

At the moment we only have a limited cat collars listed but stay tuned for more items to be added in the weeks to come.

 

Catch PretaPawte @ Portside this weekend for our last market in Brisbane

Yes its true PretaPawte is on the move. At the end of this month the whole family (including Alvin) will be moving to Canberra.

So....... if you are in Brisbane and want to catch us in the flesh before the move, head on down to Portside Wharf at Hamilton this Sunday 6th November from 8am to 1pm.

We have a few new cat collars and dog collars available so if you are in the area please pop on down as this will be your last chance to catch us in person. And a great opportunity to get some xmas presents for the furry kids.

Of course we will still have all our collars available for sale online at our etsy store. But if you prefer to shop in person come and say hi on Sunday.

See you there!

PretaPawte @ SouthBank

We had a great day at the Young Designer Markets at Southbank on the weekend.
The photos below show the further enhancements to our market stall that we have made since last month. Tell us what you think of our new additions to the stall.

Our beautiful Cat Silhouette was designed for us by the talented Amanda from Twinkle Star Art.

The Sausage Dog proudly displaying a range of PretaPawte Collars

The overall look

Young Designers Market, Brisbane

Tomorrow morning from 10am PretaPawte will be at the Young Designers Market, Southbank.

If you are in Brisbane come on down and pay us a visit and grab something for your furry friends

There will be a few other friendly BrisStylettes selling there wares as well.

http://kittybooboo.etsy.com

http://Chicuff.etsy.com 

 http://ruby2gogo.etsy.com

 

http://wickedchilddesigns.etsy.com

 

Boutique Markets

Thanks to everyone that came and visited at the Boutique Markets on Sunday.

The PretaPawte market stall had a bit of a face lift for the markets, so here are some photos for those that couldn't make it on the day.

Tony hones in on a prospective customer

Cat collar display

The new Banner and backdrop

The dog collar range on display

Thank you to everyone who gave us great feedback on the day!

See you all at Portside Next month on the 8th November 2009!

Just one Word

(I found at Petalplum). Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s quite tricky to use only one-word answers.

1. Where is your cell / mobile phone? charging

2. Your hair? short

3. Your mother? frantic

4. Your father? brooding

5. Your favorite food? lamb

6. Your dream last night? nothing

7. Your favorite drink? coke

8. Your dream/goal? content

9. What room are you in? study

10. Your hobby? sewing

11. Your fear? alone

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? family

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something that you aren’t? neat

15. Muffins? blueberry

16. Wish list item? business

17. Where did you grow up? Wollongong

18. Last thing you did? washing

19. What are you wearing? house clothes

20. Your TV? nice

21. Your pet? Alvin

22. Friends? old

23. Your life? tiring

24. Your mood? anxious

25. Missing someone? yes

26. Vehicle? car

27. Something you’re not wearing? shoes

28. Your favorite store? pass

29. Your favorite color? blue

30. When was the last time you laughed? yesterday

31. Last time you cried? weeks

32. Your best friend? Tony

33. One place that I go to over and over? Kitchen

34. One person who emails me regularly? spam

35. Favorite place to eat? outside

Have you been to the Boutique Markets?

If not you should make the trip this Sunday morning from 8am til 1pm.

Alvin will be having a well earned sleep in (he's had a tough week strutting his stuff around the house and sleeping on the bed) this weekend but Tony and I will be at Hamilton Wharf bright and early setting up the stall.

Come on down and say hello! We have quite a few new cat collars and dog collars that will be on offer for the first time this weekend! But don't just stop at the PretaPawte stall, come and check out the many other great items on sale.

World Animal Day 4th October 2009

World Animal day is intended as a day of celebration for anyone in the world who cares about animals and among other things to acknowledge and be thankful for the way in which animals enrich our lives. So in celebration here are some of my favourite animals that I have encountered above and below the water in the last couple of years.

Also don't forget that for every cat collar sold through our etsy store PretaPawte are giving $1 to the Cat Protection Society.

Racecourse Rd Street Party 20th Sept 2009

Are you looking for something to do tomorrow?

Why not head down to the Racecourse Rd Street Party, Ascot?

As part of the Brisane festival the Racecourse Rd Street Party promises to be a great day out with free live music across four stages, countless food, craft and art market stalls, music and dance workshops.

And you guessed it PretaPawte is going to be part of the fun. Jump in the car or hop on the rivercat and come on down and see us at the party.

We will be sharing a stall with Wicked Child Designs and will be amongst many other fabuolous BrisStyle stalls, look for us in front of the church. See you there!